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ROCK • A • RAMA

THE MEMBERS — At The Chelsea Nightclub (Virgin):: Even with the derivative nods toward Clash/Police white reggae styling, the Members’ music comes off as original because it has what both those bands lack: a sense of humor. Songs about the dread “suburbs” don’t sound cliched, songs about American capitalist porkers don’t sound hackneyed, and, instrumentally, the band avoids the murkiness of their debut cut (a few years back) on the Beggars Banquet Streets compilation.

April 1, 1980

ROCK A RAMA

This month’s Rock-a-ramas were written by Dave DiMartino, Susan Whitall, and Mark J. Norton-

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